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More ESPN? U got it.(Programs! Get Your Programs!)(Brief Article)

The Sporting News

| March 11, 2005 | Garner, Tricia | COPYRIGHT 2005 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Ah, college. The only place on earth where it's completely accepted, encouraged even, for guys to slack off as much as humanly possible while dancing around half-naked with enormous letters painted on their chests.

Now, you can relive those days of missed classes and stale beer ... sort of. ESPN rolls out its latest offshoot, ESPNU, on March 4 (03-04-05--get it?) The newest ESPN network will offer 24-hour coverage of college sports ranging from men's basketball (the first week will have live conference tournament games not seen on ESPN or ESPN2) to wrestling.

The network has slated approximately 300 live events for broadcast during its first year, including football (some of it Division I-A), baseball, hockey and more. It also will rebroadcast games shown on ABC and the other ESPN ...

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